Fare-box.



E.. S. BUGKNAM & G. B. KHLER.V

FARE BOX. APPLIoATIoN FILED MAN, Vmog.

Patented sept. 13,1910.

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FARE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1908.

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Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

E. S. BUCKNAM 6r, G. B. KHLER.

FARE BOX.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 6, 1908.

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' FARE Box.

APPLIOATION IIILED HAY 6, 1.808.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EZRA S. BUCKNAM AND GEORGE B. KOHLER, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,

ASSIGNORS T THE J'. G. BRILL COMPANY, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A

CORPORATION 0F PENNSYLVANIA.

FARE-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

Application led May 6, 1908. Serial No. 431,113.

.larly of the type known as pay-as-you-enter cars, although theinvention can be used -for collecting fares or admissions and ticketsyfor any v urpose. The o ject of our invention is to so construct a farebox that it cannot be tampered with, yet the mechanism is so simple asnot to readily get out of order. This object we attain in the followingmanner, reference bein had to the accompanying drawings, in w ich s yFigure 1, is a vertical section on the line 1 1, Fig. 2, illustratingthe mechanism of our improved fare-box; F ig. 2, isa vertical sectionalview on the line 2 2, Fig. 1; Fig.

- 3, is a vertical sectional view on the line 3 3, Fig. 2looking towardthe front of the box; Fig. 4, is a view of the upper portionof the boxsimilar to Fig. 2, showing the 'arts moved to aosition to discharge theare into the box; ig. 5, is a detached sectional'perspective viewshowing partof the frameofthe box, the drawer and the mechanismconnected therewith; Fig. 6, is a perspective view'of the drawer; Fig.7, is a perspective view of the fare receptacle; Fig.

8, is a longitudinal sectional view through the fare receptacle; Fig..9, is a sectional plan view on the line 9 9, Fig. 8; Fig. 10, 1s aperspective view showing the weighted valve mechanism for closing thechute leading from thefare receiving section to the fare receptacle;Figs. 1l and 12, are detail views of the lock for the fare receptacle;Figs. 13, 14 and 15, are Yviews of the latch whichprevents the closingof the drawer when the fare receptacle is not in position; Fig. 16, is asectional plan view on the line 16 16, Fig. 1.

Referring in the first instance to Figs. 1 and 2, A is the body of thebox, which may be of any hei ht desired so that it can either ceivingsection B consistinr of a frame a with a transparent sheet o glass b onall four sides firmly set in the frame. In this receiving section areinclined deflectors B also of glass bounded on three sides with metalstri s b2 and arranged at such an incline an at such a distance a artthat the coinorticket dropped into t e box will travel ina ziczag pathonto a platform C. The upper edge b3 of the fare receiving section 1svery narrow and beveled on the 4side so that no coin or ticket can beplaced on top of the fare receiving section, but must be placed in thefare receiving section. The

lower end of said section is beveled at b* and .the bevel is at such anincline that a coin cannot be pressed against the edge of the sectionwhen a device is introduced to manipulate and remove the coin.

The platform C at the base of the receiving section is situated somedistance from the lower edge of the said section and is so mounted thatthe edges are some distance from the sides of the box', so that a coindropped on the latform cannot be manipulated and with rawn. If it istouched it will slide 0H the latform at either end on either side intotlie chute leading into the 'fare box, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Fitting up against the receiving section is a slide or cho per C', whichis moved across the opening 1n the bottom of said section when theplatform C is tilted to discharge the coin' into the box, as shown inFigs. 2 and 4, and if a coin should be placed in the receiving sectionwhen the slide is in its closed position, as in Fi 4, it cannot bemanipulated against the sldes of the section, owing to the inclinedportions b terminating in a sharp edge at the slide.

n order to operate the slide and the tilting platform C, we provide arock shaft C2 which has a handle Cs lprojecting through a slot a in thebody A, and on thls shaft is a spring c which tends to return the handleC to its normal position and the mechanism to its normal osition, asshown in Fig. 2. On the shaft 2 is an arm c which is'adapted to aslotted projection c2 on the slide C and the platform C is ivoted to theslide at c3.

D is a chute lea ing from' the fare receiving section to the farereceptacle and the upper end of this chute is enlarged, and on thesidewalls of this enlarged portion are curved guides d in which travellugs c4' attached to each side of the platform C, so that as the handleC3 is moved it moves the slide forward, at the Sametime tipping theplatform as indicated in Fig. d, discharging the fare into the chuteleading to the fare receptacle. f

By the above described construction after the fare has been depositedonto the platform C there is no chance for the fare to be removed by anymanipulation, so that every fare placedv in the :tare box must bedischarged into the fare receptacle.

The fare receiving section and the mechanismvconnected therewith formsthe subject of a separate application for patent filed on the 28th dayof April 1908 under v i \Serial Number 429,738, and, therefore, we

h ave not claimed this particular mechanism in this application.

rlhe chute D extends from the lower portion of the fare receivingsection B to a point directly above the drawer E containing theremovable receptacle F for the fares.

This chute is' contracted' at the lower end,

being or sucient width to allow for the free passage of coins or ticketsand is provided with two valves d2 lpivoted at d3, as shown clearly inFig. '10. The pivot rods are bent as shown so as to form arms to whichare attached levers d* lhaving weights d1 and pivoted together by a ind5; this pivot pinds is. adapted to a slot. 6 in a guide plate securedto the exterior of thel chute D and attachedA to the pivot pin is a rodd* which passes through a guide is and on this i rod is a weight alg. Bythis arrangement as are mounted weights p2, sov that when 'the ves boxisl tilted these va will close, V`llbe chute ,D rests directly upon aplate D extendiiig across the-box and securedv to 'thel side walls asshown in Figs. l and 2, The drawer E'is adapted to ano ening in the boxand rests upon a plat orm A'; the drawer bein .held in its closedposition by a latch at t e rearof the drawer, so that it will beimpossible to `manipulate the latch by any mechanism introduced at thefront of the drawer.

The fare receptacle F that when the 'drawer is opened it can be removedand taken to the proper place and opened; themechanism ofv the fareboxibeis detachable soy ing .soarranged that when the fare receptacle is1n position and the drawer closed the fare box'will be automaticallyopened and the opening will bev in direct line with the chute, so thatthe fare deposited in the box will pass directly into the farereceptacle, but the moment the drawer is opened, however, the fare boxwill be' automatically closed and locked and will remain locked untilopened by the proper person. The drawer cannot be entirely removed; lugse being provided on the rear of the drawer which lstrike against thefront of the casing A when the drawer is pulled out, and in order tolock the drawer in position we rovide a shaft I having a handle z' shapso as to be readily turned, and this shaft is` adapted to bearings inthe casing and has at the rear end a segmental arm i', -which forms akeeper for the bolt e2` of the spring latch e; the parts being lsoarranged that when the drawer is pushed in the bolt e2 will spring pastthe keeper I' and thus be locked in position and cannot be releaseduntil the-keeper is turned to such a position as to clear the bolt. @nthe shaft l is an arm front of the box and this arm has a pin-fitadapted to a vertical slot k in a slide K adapted to ways a', a2 securedto the casing A of the fare box.

J is a lock having\a bolt ,j which is so situated as to be projected vinfront of the slide so as to prevent ijs moving on the Ways a', a2. Theslide is lotted at k to allow for the passage of the shaft l. \It willbe i mounted at the seen that when the mechanism of the lock J securedto oneend of the receptacle is a lock N having a bolt n. The bolt has`tw() projecting Amembers beveled on the yinner side, as shown inFig.11, and carried by the slide F isa kee r n having two spring members"11,2 with eveled headswhich, when the slide is moved tothe closedposition,

will ride upon the beveled portions of the bolt n and spring past theboltvinto the locked position as shown in Fig. 12.

On the slide F and projecting through the opening f in the presentinstance is a lug f. This lug is actuated by a projection k2 on theslide Kl so that whenthe slide is moved' from the osition shown in Fig.5.

tothe closed position on 'turning the shaft I the slide F will beclosed, then Nthe vlug 1s directly opposite a groove as in the casing Aand slideway a', and the'notch [cs in the 13@ brings the catch down sothat the wings slot as.

-la-tch P pivoted at p slide K is directly in line with this roove sothat the drawer can be opened an the lug on the fare receptacle ca-npass through the Thus it will be seen that when the lug j" is notopposite the groove a3 it will be impossible to open the drawer. l

When the slide is forced closed by the lug on the slide K it forces thespring members al? on the lug into' engagement with the projectingportions of the bolt N, thus locking the slide in the closed positionbefore the drawer can vbe opened.

In order to prevent the spring members being maliciously fastenedtogether so as to prevent them catching back of the projected portion ofthe plate ln., we provide a partition plate n. projecting from thecasing between the two members of the plate n and the edge of thispartition is sharpened so that it will cut any object used to hold thetwo spring members together. Thus it will be impossible to tamper withthe lock N and prevent it locking the slide in its closedv position.

In order to prevent the drawer being closed and locked without the farereceptacle F being closed in position, we provide a and having wings pand a beveled portion p2, and on this portion of 'the latch is a weightp3. On the other end is a hooked arm p* and on the drawer, as shown inFig. 6, is a. plate e3 having de pressed portions c4 formmg stops e. Thelatch P is pivoted to the plate D in line with the plate E8 on thedrawer and when the latch is in its normal position the weight will rideon the depressed portion and striiie against the shoulder e5, Fig. 14,preventing the closing of the drawer, but if the fare receptacle F is inposition in t-he drawer then the edge of the fare receptacle will strikethe bevel portion p2 of the latch and raise it, allowing the drawer tobe completely closed and locked by the latch e, as shown in Fig. 15.

The'hooked arm 79* on' the lever P is to prevent Vthe withdrawal of thedrawer when the fare box is inverted, as the weight p3 will force thearm p* into a hole e in the drawer, Fig. 6.

The operation of the fare box is as 'fol-r lows There may be any numberof the fare receptacles F and one of these is placed inthe fare box Awhen a conductor starts on a trip, with the slide F open, as in Fig. 7.After the fare receptacle is laced in the drawer E the drawerv is forcein position, the lug f assing through a slot a4 in the casing A andvslideway a' and through the notch k in the slide K, assuming theposition shown in Fig. 5. The spring bolt c2 of the latch e will springback of the keeper v" on the 1shaft I and the drawer will be locked inposition, the bolt j of the lock J being prothe bolt j of the lock J, ten turns the handle z' of the shaft I so as to turn the segmental keeperi to a positionclear of the bolt e2 of the latch e', and at the sametime moves the slide K over to its other extreme position; the lu k2 onthe slide pushing the lugf on the s iding cover F of the receptacle l,forcing said cover to the closed position and locking it. When in thisclosed position the lug f is on a line with the slot a and the drawercan be opened, the lug f passing through the notch 11: on the slide Kand through the slot a in the casing; the lugs e at the rear of thedrawer preventing it being entirely removed. The receptacle F is thenremoved from the drawer, taken to the proper office, unlocked and thecontents removed, after which another receptacle is placed in positionin the drawer. When the fare is drop ed into the fare receiving sectionB, it sli es from one inclined slide B to another and finally onto thelatform C and then, after it is inspected y the conductor, 'it can bedischarged into the chute D by simply moving the handle C, which tipsthe platform to the position indicated in Fig. 4, and closes the openingby moving the slide c across the opening.

When the` platform is in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, there is asmall s ace entirely around' the platform so thatif) any instrument isinserted into the fare receiving section to withdraw a coin, forinstance, the coin cannot be cornered or held against any abutment, butwill im-V mediately slip over the edge of the platform into the chute,and if a coin is insertedV floor are plates fv, and these plates areundercut to receive lugs w projecting from the bottom of the fare box,as clearly shown in Fig. 3.` The lugs are passed through an opening fvin the floor and the box moved bodily forward, so that the lugs w willunderlie the plates a and the bolt w', Fi s. 1 and 16, is forced into anopening in t e floor, thus lockin the box rigidly to the door, yet, whenesired, it can be readily removed.

1. The combination in a fare box, of a Y casing Ahaving a tare receivingsection, a

' closure for said opening, means for locking the drawer in its closedposition, and means actuated by the locking mechanism of the drawer tomove the closure of the :tareV receptacle to its llocked position beforethe drawer can be withdrawn.

2. The combination in a fare box having a fare receiving section, of avdrawer mounted in the casing, -a fare. receptacle mounted` in thedrawer, and means for preventingthe closing of the drawer unless thefare receptacle is in place. f

3. The combination in a fare box, of a fare receiving section, a drawermounted insaid tare box, 4a fare receptacle mounted in the drawer, alatch carried by the drawer, a movable keeper mounted in the fare boxand adapted to be engaged by 'the latch, and means for actuating themovable keeper to release the drawer.,

4. The combinationyin a fare boxlhaving a fare receiving section, of .adrawer, means `for locking the drawer, a fare receptacle mountd in. thedrawer, a closure for the fare receptacle, a slide mounted in the farebox and arranged to engage the closure,

- means for reciprocating the slide and actuating the keeper ci' thedrawer lock, so that when the means are moved to release the drawer theslide will close the receptacle.

5. The combination in a fare box having a are'receiving section, of adrawer, a fare receptacle mounted in the drawer, said fare receptaclehaving an opening, a slid ing closure for said opening having a lug, aslide mounted in ways in the fare box, and ag-projection on the slide,so that when the slidemoves into the osition to release the drawer.. itwill close t e sliding closure.y

6. The combination in a fare box having 'a fare receivingsection, of adrawer, a fare receptacle mounted in the drawer, means for closing the.tare receptacle, a lock for the said receptacle, a latch at the backofthe drawer, a shaft, a keeper on the shaft with which the latch engages,a slide at the front or the box, an arm on the said shaft for actuatingthe slide, a lug on the receptacle closure, a projection on the slideengaging the lug, and means for locking the slide in 1 one position, sothat when the keeper of the lock is withdrawn on turning the shaft theslide wiil move one position to the other and the drawer will bereleased and the closure for the box locked in its closed position.-

'Z'. The combination in a fare box having a fare receiving section, o adrawer, a fare .receptacle mounted in the drawer having an lshaft andengaged by -when the ovaire opening, a slide for closing said opening, alug on the slide, two slots 1n the box, one in line with the lug when inone position and the other in line with the lug when in the otherposition, and means tor shifting the slide and its lug from one positionto the other after the drawer is in position.

8. rlhe combination in a fare box having a fare receiving section, of adrawer, a fare A receptacle mounted in the,4 drawer having an o ening inits upper ortion, a slide for c osing said opening, a u on the slide,two slots in the casing for the passae of the lug, a latch at the rearof the rawer, a shaft, a segmental keeper mounted on the the latch, aslide mounted'in ways at the front of the box and having a` projection,an arm on the shaft adapted to reciprocate the slide, a notch on 'theslide arranged to aline with either of the slots in the box, a lock forlocking the shaft; the arts being so arran ed that shaft is turned te reease the drawer the slide connected therewith moves from one position tothe other, pushing the closure slide to its closed position and inalinement with a slot in the casing so that the drawer can be removed.

9. The combination in a fare box, of a casing having a fare receivingsection, a drawer mounted 1n the casing, said casing having two slotsabove the drawer spaced a given distance apart, a fare receptacle.

mounted in the drawer, a slide for closing the opening in the farereceiving'receptacle, a lug on the said slide, the parts being soarranged that the drawer can be inserted in' the fare box with the slideopen, the .lug alining with one slot, and when the slide is moved toclose the opening in the fare receptacle it will aline with theother'slot so that the drawer can be removed.

10, The combination of a door, undercut plates in the door, a fare box,lugs projecting trom the bottom of the fare box and arllt ranged toengage the plates, with a bolt on the box entering a cavity in the door,preventing the' longitudinal movement of the fare box and thedisengagement of the lugs. 11. rlhe combination in a fare box,of a

1 casing having a :tare receiving section, a drawer mounted inthecasing, meansfor preventing the .entire removal of the drawer,

`a latch at the back of the drawena shaft having a segmental .keeperengaged by the latch and extending to the front of the box, a handle onsaid shaft by which it is turned,

a tare receptacle detachably mounted inthe drawer, a slide for closinglthe opening in the fare receptacle, a lock for locking the slide- 17g aishaft forI guiding; the slide, e lock so situnames 'to thisspecification\,A in the presence ated that. when its bolt` is projectedit will of two 4subscribing witnesses.4 prevent the slide moving,y thuslocking the EZRA S BUCKNAM several ants, but ou the withdrawal of the tf bolt thhaf eenv be turned' and will actuateA GEORGE" B" KOHLER" theslide and' close the opening in the fare Witnesses: receptacle and will,release the drawer so Jos. H. KLEIN, that it can bey opened. WM. A.BARR.

